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The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain

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Driving in Britain for overseas visitors.

If you want to know about the driving rules, road signs and road markings then The Highway Code is what you want - it has pictures of all road signs and road markings.

	How will I find my way?	Navigating (Maps & route planning)
	What are the roads like?	Road classification
	What else might I encounter?	Road features
	What about parking?	Car parking
	Traffic problems in real-time (England only)	Traffic map
	Traffic problems in real-time (Scotland only)	Traffic information
	Traffic problems in real-time (Wales only)	Traffic information

You can read about some Americans' driving experiences in Great Britain:

England, Scotland & Wales
Driving on the left
Overseas visitors driving experiences in Britain

NOTE: Americans consistently tend to under estimate journey driving times in Britain.

The AA Route Planner will give you some idea of driving times, as well as a route, if you can supply a starting point and a destination.

This site will give you more information about British Roads

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